Riding-habit.



M. COWEN.

RIDING HABIT.

APPLICATION FILED APRJZ, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Inventor I r I Attorneys M. COWEN.

RIDING HABIT.

APPLICATION IILED APE.12,1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Inventor Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0,.WASHINOTON. n. c,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX COWEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RIDING-HABIT.

Application filed April 12, 1911.

Z '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAX Cowmv, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Riding-Habit, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a riding habit comprising, in a united structure, a coat, a skirt, and trousers, the con stituent material of the coat being intended to form both the trousers and the skirt, means being provided whereby the skirt may be united about the body of the wearer, in the usual manner, or be separated, to overhang the trousers, after the manner of a divided skirt, when the device is employed as a riding habit.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2 is a front elevation, parts be ing broken away; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 5 is a transverse section upon the line AB of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is a transverse section upon the line CD of Fig. 3.

The garment forming the subject matter of this application comprises a coat 1, a skirt 2, and the trousers 3. These parts of the riding habit are all connected together, and the habit has been divided into a coat, a skirt and trousers, merely for the purpose of description.

The coat 1 comprises primary sections 4 and 5, extended longitudinally of the coat. The primary section 1 is carried downwardly to form one portion 6 of the skirt front, and the primary portion 5 is carried downwardly to form the other portion 7 of the skirt front. Secured to the primary section 1 of the front of the coat, is the secondary section 8 of the front of the coat, and secured to the primary section 5 is the secondary section 9 of the front of the coat. The section 8 is carried downwardly to form one portion of the front of the trousers, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 620,679.

shown at 10, the secondary section 9 of the coat being carried downwardly to form the other front portion 11 of the trousers. The secondary sections 8 and 9 of the coat are overlapped upon each other, at the front of the garment, suitable buttons 12 or other securing devices being employed for closing the front of the coat. Upon the portion 7 of the skirt front, there are buttons 14, and upon the portion (3 of the skirt front there are buttons 15, the construction being such that the parts (3 and 7 of the skirt front may be overlapped upon each other, as shown at 16, these parts being secured by the buttons, as will be understood readily.

Passing now to the back of the garment, it will be seen that the coat consists of primary sections 17 and 18, the section 17 being carried downwardly to form one portion 19 of the back of the skirt, the section 18 being carried downwardly to form the other portion 20 of the back of the skirt. The back of the coat further includes secondary sections 21 and 22, secured to the sections 17 and 18, respectively. As will be evident from Fig. 4, the section 21 is carried downwardly to form one of the rear side portions 23 of the trousers, the section 22 being carried downwardly to formthe other rear side port-ion 2st of the trousers. The secondary portions 21 and 22 of the back of the coat, are secured together along the seam which is denoted by the numeral 25. Upon the portion 20 of the skirt, at the back thereof, there are buttons 26, and upon the portion 19 of the skirt at the back of the skirt, there are buttons 27, so that the edges of the parts 20 and 19 may be overlapped upon each other, and as shown at 28. Then the garment is buttoned together at the front and theback,inthe1nanner hereinhefore described, it is adapted to be employed as an ordinary walking, or street costume, Fig. 5 depicting the garment in section, as it will appear when thus used.

Referring particularly to Fig. 5, it will be noted that the buttons upon the skirt, are duplicated upon the inside of the skirt, as shown at 29. This construction permits the free edges of the constituent parts of the skirt to be carried inwardly, in opposite directions, as shown at 30, the free edges of the parts of the skirt being then secured in place by the buttons 29, as clearly appearing in Fig. 6. Under such circumstances, there will be formed at the sides of the garment,

and below the waist line, two flaps, adapted to overhang the trousers 3. When the parts are disposed in the positions last above de scribed, the skirt is, to all intents and purposes, a divided skirt, the habit, under such circumstances, being adapted to be employed as a riding habit.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised a novel means whereby the trousers of a riding habit may be fashioned by prolonging certain portions of the coat or body of the riding habit. Moreover, the construction of the skirt is such that it, too, is fashioned by prolonging certain portions of the coat. The skirt, as hereinbefore pointed out, may be united, circumferent-ially of the habit, so that the habit may be employed as a walking, or street costume. Likewise, as will be understood, the skirt may be so positioned as to exercise the functions of a divided skirt. Persons, therefore, equipped with the garment herein disclosed, may employ the same either as a street costume or as a riding costume, by a simple change in the positions of certain of the parts.

In-the foregoing description, I have confined myself solely to those portions of the device which are of importance, omitting the structural details which any tailor or bushelman will readily understand, and be capable of constructing and altering.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed is1- A riding habit comprising a coat, trousers, and a skirt open at the front and back, and completely inclosing the trousers; the coat consisting at the front and back, of primary and secondary exterior sections, the primary sections at the back being carried downwardly to form the back of the skirt, and the secondary sections at the back being carried downwardly to form the back of the trousers; the primary sections at the front being carried downwardly to form the front of the skirt, and the secondary sections at the front being carried downwardly to form the front of the trousers; there being means upon the skirt, whereby its constituent port-ions may be secured together circumferentially of the garment, to form a continuous skirt, or be folded inwardly, and secured within the contour of the skirt whereby the skirt will constitute a pair of flaps, adapted to cover the trousers, when the device is employed as a riding costume.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MAX COWEN.

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